
Vyacheslav Anatoliiovych Kyrylenko () is a
Ukrainian politician; former
Minister of Labor and Social Policy,
Vice Prime Minister
A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president, ...
, former party leader of
Our Ukraine and former leader of the party
For Ukraine!.
[Curriculum vitae Dr. Vyacheslav Kyrylenko]
, Hanns Seidel Foundation
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[Ъ:Рух Кириленка стане партією]
, Novynar (November 10, 2009)[Політична партія "За Україну!"]
DA-TA Since September 2014 he is one of the leaders of the party
People's Front.
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, Demotix (9 September 2014)
Biography
During his studies at the
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
The Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (; also known as Kyiv University, Shevchenko University, or KNU) is a public university in Kyiv, Ukraine.
The university is the third-oldest university in Ukraine after the University of Lviv and ...
Kyrylenko was one of the initiators of a political student strike at the
October Revolution Square in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
, the so-called
Revolution on Granite which was held from October 12 to 17, 1990, which eventually led to the resignation the
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Ukraine Vitaly Masol.
[ In the years 1992 and 1993 Kyrylenko was head of the Ukrainian Student Union and became a member of the ]People's Movement of Ukraine
The People's Movement of Ukraine () is a Ukraine, Ukrainian political party and one of the first Opposition (politics), opposition parties in Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Ukraine.The first officially registered opposition politica ...
.[ He soon became the head of the youth wing of this party and stayed that until 2002 while meanwhile becoming a Doctor of Philosophy at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (in 1993 he graduated from the ]Faculty of Philosophy
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and he received a PhD in Philosophy in 1997[Кириленко, Вячеслав]
Lenta.Ru).[
In 2002 Kyrylenko became the Deputy Head of the Ukrainian People's Party.][ During the ]1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 29 March 1998.Dieter Nohlen, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1976 The Communist Party of Ukraine remained the largest party in the Verkhovna Rada, winning ...
Kyrylenko was elected into the Verkhovna Rada
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(Ukraine's parliament); he has been re-elected into the Verkhovna Rada
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since.[ In 2005 Kyrylenko became the Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the first Tymoshenko Government and a ]Vice Prime Minister
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later that year in the Yekhanurov Government until the 2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 26 March 2006. Election campaigning officially began on 7 July 2005. Between November 26 and 31 December 2005, party lists of candidates were formed.
The election to the Ukrainian parliament, Verkh ...
.[ In December 2006 Kyrylenko was elected as Head of the Parliamentary Faction "Our Ukraine"][ and on March 31, 2007 was elected the head of the ]People's Union Our Ukraine
The Our Ukraine (), formerly known as People's Union "Our Ukraine" (), is a centre-right political party of Ukraine formed in 2005. .[ During the ]2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Early parliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 30 September 2007. The election date was determined following agreement between the President Viktor Yushchenko, the Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (Uk ...
was Kyrylenko the top candidate of Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc
The Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (, Russian language, Russian: Блок Наша Украина – Народная Самооборона, ''Blok Nasha Ukraina – Narodnaya Samooborona,'' NUNS; until 2007 named Our Ukraine Bloc) w ...
on its party list
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. The alliance lost 9 seats but its percentage
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of total votes slightly improved.[Політична партія «Наша Україна»]
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In 2008 Kyrylenko was replaced as head of Our Ukraine party of its Honorary President
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Viktor Yushchenko
Viktor Andriiovych Yushchenko (, ; born 23 February 1954) is a Ukrainian politician who was the third president of Ukraine from 23 January 2005 to 25 February 2010. He aimed to orient Ukraine towards Western world, the West, European Union, and N ...
.[Вячеслав Кириленко]
Liga.net In December Kyrylenko resigned from the post as head of Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc in protest against the reformation of the coalition that supported the second Tymoshenko Government with Bloc of Lytvyn.[ According to Kyrylenko the restructure posed "a serious threat to the ]economy
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and social sphere".[ On December 23, 2008 Kyrylenko formed the parliamentarian deputy group '' For Ukraine!'' in the Verkhovna Rada.] In November 2009 Kyrylenko started to cooperate with the Party of Social Protection[ In order to participate in the .][ In November 2009 the Party of Social Protection changed its name to For Ukraine! and Kyrylenko was elected party leader of it.]["За Україну!" візьме участь у місцевих виборах 31 жовтня]
, NEWSru Ukraine (July 16, 2010)
In November 2009 Kyrylenko was awarded the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
The Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise () is a Ukrainian award. It is awarded for distinguished services to the state and people of the Ukrainian nation in the field of state building, strengthening the international prestige of Ukraine, develop ...
V degree.[
In December 2011 Kyrylenko signed an agreement with the head of the party Front for Change ]Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Arseniy Petrovych Yatsenyuk (born 22 May 1974) is a Ukrainian politician, economist and lawyer who served two terms as Prime Minister of Ukraine – from 27 February 2014 to 27 November 2014 and from 27 November 2014 to 14 April 2016. He was t ...
on joint opposition activity and merger of their parties after the election.
Kyrylenko was placed at number 4 on the electoral list of Batkivshchina during the . He was elected into parliament.[Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради]
Ukrayinska Pravda
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(November 11, 2012)
Kyrylenko was instrumental in the attempt to repeal the national 2012 Law " On the principles of the state language policy". On 23 February 2014, the second day after the flight of Viktor Yanukovich, while in a parliamentary session Kyrylenko moved to include in the agenda a draft that would repeal the 2012 Law "On the principles of the state language policy". The motion was carried with 232 deputies voting in favour, the draft was included into the agenda, immediately put to a vote and approved with the same 232 voting in favour. Repeal of the 2012 Law "On the principles of the state language policy" was met with great disdain in Crimea
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and Southern and Eastern Ukraine
Eastern Ukraine or East Ukraine (; ) is primarily the territory of Ukraine east of the Dnipro (or Dnieper) river, particularly Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts (provinces). Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts are often also regarded as ...
provoking waves of anti-government protests, ultimately culminating with the Crimean crisis. The acting President Oleksandr Turchinov announced on February 28, 2014 that he won't be signing the law into action, but this reaction came too late to curb the unfolding crisis.
In September 2014 Kyrylenko became a founding member of his new party People's Front.
Since December 2, 2014 - Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Culture of Ukraine.
April 14, 2016 - Vice-Prime Minister of Ukraine.
Family
Kyrylenko is married to Kateryna Mykhailivna who is a philosophy lecturer at the Kyiv National University of Culture and the Arts.[ They have a son and a daughter.][
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Earnings
According to an electronic declaration in 2019, Vyacheslav Kyrylenko received a salary of ₴405,974 (US$ 15,036) as Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine. On bank accounts ( JSC "Oschadbank"), Vyacheslav Kyrylenko had ₴15,362 (US$596). He also declared US$ 1,200 in cash. Additionally, Vyacheslav Kyrylenko had apartment (total area of 154,80 m2) and apartment (total area of 53,20 m2) in joint ownership (33%). Vyacheslav Kyrylenko also declared a 2013 Skoda Superb car.
References
External links
Official personal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kyrylenko, Vyacheslav
1968 births
Living people
Third convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
Fourth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
Fifth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
Sixth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
Seventh convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
Eighth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
Culture ministers of Ukraine
For Ukraine! politicians
Independent politicians of Our Ukraine Bloc
Our Ukraine (political party) politicians
People from Poliske
People of the Revolution on Granite
People of the Euromaidan
People's Front (Ukraine) politicians
People's Movement of Ukraine politicians
Recipients of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv alumni
Ukrainian People's Party politicians
Vice prime ministers of Ukraine on humanitarian policy
Government of Yulia Tymoshenko